EPISODE 242: What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode with Levi Benkert, Founder/CEO of Harbor Capital: <ul> <li>Levi's advice if you need to hire someone smarter than you. </li> <li>What he learned from being a production homebuilder when 2008 hit.</li> <li>Why he focuses on buying real estate and avoids building it.</li> <li>The difference between Just in Time and Just in Case delivery, and the impact on industrial real estate.</li> <li>Why "I have no idea what's going to happen next" is a great approach to the future.</li> <li>The business case for extending the space between stimulus and response.</li> <li>What happens when you take ownership for problems.</li> <li>How to prepare for a Black Swan event in your business.</li> </ul> Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: Get Out of Your Business: Make it Run Without You This Year - <a href= "http://www.constructionleadingedge.com/getout">www.constructionleadingedge.com/getout</a> CompanyCam - The photo app every contractor needs - <a href= "https://companycam.com/cle">https://companycam.com/cle</a> How you can connect with Levi Benkert: Company website: <a href= "http://www.harborcap.com">www.harborcap.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Levijameshere">https://twitter.com/Levijameshere</a>

EPISODE 242: What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode with Levi Benkert, Founder/CEO of Harbor Capital: Levi's advice if you need to hire someone smarter than you. What he learned from being a production homebuilder when 2008 hit. Why he focuses on buying real estate and avoids building it. The difference between Just in Time and Just in Case delivery, and the impact on industrial real estate. Why "I have no idea what's going to happen next" is a great approach to the future. The business case for extending the space between stimulus and response. What happens when you take ownership for problems. How to prepare for a Black Swan event in your business. Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: Get Out of Your Business: Make it Run Without You This Year - www.constructionleadingedge.com/getout CompanyCam - The photo app every contractor needs - https://companycam.com/cle How you can connect with Levi Benkert: Company website: www.harborcap.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Levijameshere

EPISODE 242: What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode with Levi Benkert, Founder/CEO of Harbor Capital: <ul> <li>Levi's advice if you need to hire someone smarter than you. </li> <li>What he learned from being a production homebuilder when 2008 hit.</li> <li>Why he focuses on buying real estate and avoids building it.</li> <li>The difference between Just in Time and Just in Case delivery, and the impact on industrial real estate.</li> <li>Why "I have no idea what's going to happen next" is a great approach to the future.</li> <li>The business case for extending the space between stimulus and response.</li> <li>What happens when you take ownership for problems.</li> <li>How to prepare for a Black Swan event in your business.</li> </ul> Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: Get Out of Your Business: Make it Run Without You This Year - <a href="http://www.constructionleadingedge.com/getout" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.constructionleadingedge.com/getout</a> CompanyCam - The photo app every contractor needs - <a href="https://companycam.com/cle" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://companycam.com/cle</a> How you can connect with Levi Benkert: Company website: <a href="http://www.harborcap.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.harborcap.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Levijameshere" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/Levijameshere</a>

Hiring People Smarter Than You & Taking Ownership for Problems with Levi Benkert | E242

Construction business owners doing $1M–$20M: fix your preconstruction and handoffs so you can stop firefighting and build a profitable business that runs without you.  

For custom home builders, remodelers, commercial GCs, and trade contractors, this podcast shows you how to design a real preconstruction process and nail the handoff from office to field. If your projects are slipping, profit is bleeding out through rework and giveaways, and everything lives in your head, you'll get practical systems to tighten precon, cut chaos, and turn your construction business into a more profitable, controllable machine that runs without you.  

Over time, you'll use what you hear on this show to:  

✅ Buy back your time– spend less of your week in day‑to‑day fires and more of it leading, selling, and actually living your life.  

✅ Maximize your profit from the work you already do instead of just grinding for more volume.
  
✅ Scale with confidence – grow the business without doubling your hours or losing control.
  
✅ Turn your company into a real asset, not just a job – one that can run without you, give you real vacations, and eventually support whatever exit or lifestyle you want.  

Host Todd Dawalt has spent nearly 30 years in construction and the last decade coaching hundreds of builders, remodelers, GCs, and trade contractors on these issues, managing over $300M of projects and helping companies uncover millions in hidden profit.  

Hit *Follow* so you don't miss an episode and keep turning your construction business into a systematized, profitable machine that doesn't depend on you for every decision. To go deeper, tools and resources are at constructionleadingedge.com.

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Construction business owners doing $1M–$20M: fix your preconstruction and handoffs so you can stop firefighting and build a profitable business that runs without you. For custom home builders, remodelers, commercial GCs, and trade contractors, this podcast shows you how to design a real preconstruction process and nail the handoff from office to field. If your projects are slipping, profit is bleeding out through rework and giveaways, and everything lives in your head, you'll get practical systems to tighten precon, cut chaos, and turn your construction business into a more profitable, controllable machine that runs without you. Over time, you'll use what you hear on this show to: ✅ Buy back your time– spend less of your week in day‑to‑day fires and more of it leading, selling, and actually living your life. ✅ Maximize your profit from the work you already do instead of just grinding for more volume. ✅ Scale with confidence – grow the business without doubling your hours or losing control. ✅ Turn your company into a real asset, not just a job – one that can run without you, give you real vacations, and eventually support whatever exit or lifestyle you want. Host Todd Dawalt has spent nearly 30 years in construction and the last decade coaching hundreds of builders, remodelers, GCs, and trade contractors on these issues, managing over $300M of projects and helping companies uncover millions in hidden profit. Hit *Follow* so you don't miss an episode and keep turning your construction business into a systematized, profitable machine that doesn't depend on you for every decision. To go deeper, tools and resources are at constructionleadingedge.com.

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